Kamis, 25 Desember 2008
Rabu, 10 Desember 2008
High-level Meeting Discusses Strategies to Address Asia-Pacific Region’s Food, Energy and Financial Crises and Climate Change
The High-level Regional Policy Dialogue on “The Food-Fuel Crisis and Climate Change – Reshaping the Development Agenda,” jointly organized by the Government of Indonesia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), has attracted a wide-ranging group, including policy-makers, finance experts, civil society leaders, climate change specialists, private sector entrepreneurs and agriculture innovators. The two-day event is the first time that the issues of the food, energy and financial crises, and climate change, have been addressed in a comprehensive and integrated manner in the Asia-Pacific region. At the meeting’s opening, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, spoke of the need for Asia and the Pacific to exercise leadership in finding solutions to the crises.
The Bali outcame document emphasizes the need to strengthen regional cooperation among member countries and share experiences in dealing with complex issues, includes a range of regional recommendations and actionable initiatives for addressing food, energy and financial security in the context of the climate change. Read more....
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